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Showing posts with label Functional Food industry. Show all posts

Mar 6, 2012

Freshness: Culinary Trend Mapping Report

Today’s consumers are circling back to freshness with renewed excitement, valuing it as a marker of quality and looking for it in every corner of the food world. And they are finding it; consumers’ access to fresh foods now ranges to grocery departments and retail channels far beyond the produce aisle.
The reasons why freshness has become so in-demand are easy to understand. They stem from how freshness signifies healthfulness and good nutrition, artisan quality and full flavor. Fresh food typically has a known source that one can trace to better understand how our food got to our plate and who was responsible for that journey. Fresh can be tender and juicy, firm and ripe, rich, delicious and colorful—all attributes that consumers are wanting more and more.

The Culinary Trend Mapping Report is an indispensable tool for those whose job it is to stay abreast of what's hot—and what will be—in the food world.
The reports leverage the Center for Culinary Development’s (CCD) signature Trend Mapping technique, a validated method for identifying which culinary trends are gaining traction and which are simply flashes in the pan.

Culinary Trend Mapping Market


Published: February 2012
No. of Pages:78
Price: Single User License: US$ 3300               Corporate User License: US$18500

   

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Each 65+ page journal is packed with trends, data, strategies and insights on the food industry that simply aren't available anywhere else.
Each issue of the Culinary Trends Mapping Report:
  • Identifies the maturity level of foods and ingredients according to CCD’s unique, proprietary 5-stage trend mapping process.
  • Concentrates on a theme that is affecting the food industry, and then looks at the emerging and established trends along the Trend Map that are shaping this theme.
  • Delves into these trends and what they mean for you and the manufacturing, retailing, and foodservice industries.
  • Gives strategic insight into how consumers are thinking of and reacting to new foods and ingredients.
  • Provides business know-how regarding opportunities, challenges, and ways to implement current trends into foodservice, retail, and packaged goods operations.
  • Presents a feature interview with a member chef from CCD’s exclusive 80+ member Chefs’ Council who offers expert analysis and unique perspective on a specific trend.
Trend Mapping

Trend Mapping is guided by the premise that major food trends pass through five distinct stages on their way to the mainstream:
Stage 1: The ingredient, dish and/or cooking technique appears at upscale dining establishments, ethnic and popular independent restaurants.
Stage 2: The item is featured in specialty consumer-oriented food magazines such as Bon Appetit plus retail stores such as Sur La Table that target culinary professionals and serious home cooks.
Stage 3: The item begins to appear in mainstream chain restaurants—Applebee's or Chili's—as well as retail stores such as Williams-Sonoma that target recreational cooks.
Stage 4: Publications such as Family Circle and Better Homes and Gardens pick up the buzz.
Stage 5: Finally, the trend makes its way to quick service restaurant menus and either starts to appear or gains increased mainstream presence on grocery store shelves.

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Mar 5, 2012

Convenience Food Retailing in the UK

Convenience Food Retailing in the UK: Examines the latest developments in convenience retail, providing comprehensive analysis of the location to identify the key issues impacting it and how opportunities for growth can be exploited. Details the size of the market, with five year forecasts and analysis of emerging trends. Key retailers in the sector are fully profiled and critically assessed.

Features and benefits
  • Analyse key metrics of convenience store retailing: sales growth, space, store numbers, store sizes and sales densities
  • Assess the performance of co-operatives, multiple grocers, unaffiliated independents, symbol groups and forecourt retailing
  • Understand key players operating in the location, including operating statistics, recent key events and outlook and market shares for 2005 to 2011
  • Identify the issues impacting the market, emerging trends, growth opportunities & strategies for success

UK Convenience Food Retailing Market

Published: February 2012
No. of Pages: 150
Price: Single User License: US$ 3450             Corporate User License: US$ 8625 

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Highlights

Growth in the convenience sector outpaced the food & grocery market in 2011, and is set to continue in 2012. However, ongoing consolidation in the sector means that not everyone will benefit from the increased footfall and spend.

Continuing inflation in food & grocery has less impact in the convenience sector as shoppers tend to be less price sensitive in top-up shopping with an expectation that prices will be higher than in larger out-of-town supermarkets.

The market dynamics are changing as grocer expansion continues, along with new entrants bringing innovation. Symbol groups are upping their game to not only compete with grocers but to attract and retain members.

Your key questions answered
  • How does my performance compare to my competitors in the convenience sector?
  • What strategies should I adopt to capitalise on increased spend in the sector and compete effectively with new and improved competitors?
  • How can independent retailers survive the increased competition in the convenience sector?
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Feb 8, 2012

The Future of Functional Food and Beverages: Cognitive Health

The market for functional alertness/energizing products has shown signs of plateauing, particularly in more mature Western. Moreover, demand is being impacted by the failure of brands to tap into the potential of older demographics health concerns regarding caffeine and related ingredients and some products failing to meet consumer taste demands

Standing out in the alertness/energy market is difficult due to the number of products which offer identical benefits and delivery. However, the industry is beginning to offer more diverse delivery. Moreover, while caffeine remains the dominant ingredient, other ingredients such as potassium and B vitamins are increasingly gaining traction

There are a number of inhibitors to wider consumption of functional relaxation products. These include prevailing consumer skepticism in relation to efficacy, unclear focus among products which is leading to a lack of understanding of potential product benefits, and a lack of breakthrough brands in the same mold as Red Bell and Relentless

Future of Functional Food and Beverages Market


Published: January 2012
No. of Pages: 140
Price : Single User License - US$2795 Corporate User License - US$6988

 

Functional food and beverages have moved beyond an emergent concept to become an established market, with the market benefitting from a widening appeal. This report identifies key target segments, growth drivers and strategies for success.

Features and benefits
  • Identify the size of the cognitive alertness/energizing and relaxation markets across 20 countries and growth prospects up until 2015
  • Evaluate the potential impact on consumer demand of marketing and product development through utilizing consumer, product and market insight
  • Identify and capitalize on the main consumer trends that are driving rising demand for functional products
  • Gain an understanding of the main obstacles that brands are encountering and how these can be overcome